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Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Why no outcry over the Rhode Island Primary ?

In Connecticut it is the end of the world because a liberal Democrat is taking on a conservative incumbent Democrat in a primary. However, right next-door in Rhode Island a conservative Republican is about to knock off a moderate incumbent Republican in a primary and yet the national talking heads are silent.

We may very well see Laffey instead of Chafee. The last poll of the Republican primary in Rhode Island, June 19-22, reported a 39-28 race, with Chafee holding the slight lead. But polling this primary presents the same problems pollsters have in polling the primary in Connecticut -- primaries bring out the committed party supporters, and Chafee doesn't get a lot of love from his own party. - Via Kos

If Laffey pulls off an upset (any win against any incumbent is an upset) this would be an easy pick-up for Democrats.

There's a difference between "we'd prefer a conservative candidate, but we understand that majorities matter" and the idea that a man is a human piece of excrement who is no longer welcome in your party because a 90% liberal voting record is simply not enough, or, in othe words, Lieberman is "the most vile scum this side of Texas."

Voting with the Democrats 90% of the time does NOT equal a "90% liberal voting record." Most of that 90% vote is on centrist issues. It's that other 10% that's the problem. That 10% represents the issues that liberals care about. And Lieberman votes wrong on those too much of the time.

But Lieberman's problem is that since 2000, CT has become more blue, while Joe has become more red. It has nothing to to with bloggers or liberals or vituperation - it's just politics in action.

I was thinking of this: Lieberman said he believes hospitals that refuse to give contraceptives to rape victims shouldn't be forced to do so. "In Connecticut, it shouldn't take more than a short ride to get to another hospital," he said.

Which, you're right - does not really mean anti-choice. He got the NARAL endorsment anyway.